SWANS SCORCH SUNS IN WILTING HEAT, 27-14

SWANS SCORCH SUNS IN WILTING HEAT, 27-14

St.Petersburg Interim Coach Matt Elliott notched his first win on the season in a heat-shortened affair, Saturday in St. Petersburg. FILE PHOTO: Katherine Matson.

The St. Petersburg Swans outlasted a heat-battered Suncoast Suns side, running out 4.3.27 – 2.2.14 winners Saturday on the Common at Crescent Lake.

In his first action of the season, footy veteran Marc Karver booted two majors to lead all scorers

With the ‘feels like’ temperature on the ground at a dangerous 115 degrees, the truncated match was called when several players showed signs of exhaustion, as the match followed a rigorous training session.

Amaran Subramanian stood out once again on defense, while Ken Scheidt and Interim Coach Matt Elliott paced the offense.

The match, originally scheduled for a 7 PM start was shifted to 11 AM to avoid already troublesome weather pattern, with heavy thunderstorms in the forecast.

The encouraging win was the Swans’ second consecutive in Major League Footy action, and St. Pete is now 3-4 in metro action and 3-7 overall.

While the win does move St.Petersburg to the top of the ladder due to a scheduling quirk, the Bloods have much work to do to overcome an insipid 82.9%.

The Swans return to Major League Footy play Saturday, August 5 vs. StarfishFC.